Painting With Color and Light – Color Shading Light & Shadow Techniques
Light and shadow is a central component to painting as it is what makes up the light and dark areas of a work. For example,
February 2, 2020
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How to Paint Fog and Mist for Landscape Paintings
Transient effects can seem somewhat mysterious. Especially when it comes to figuring out how to paint fog and mist! However, like most things, painting fog
January 13, 2020
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How to Paint a Landscape: Step by Step Landscape Painting Tutorial
Figuring out how to paint a landscape can be difficult, especially if you have not done it very much… However, by knowing and understanding how
December 5, 2019
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Step by Step Oil Portrait Painting and Master Copy
One of the best ways to learn and develop oil portrait painting techniques is by doing a master copy. As it provides you with a
November 14, 2019
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5 Rembrandt techniques you can learn from
Rembrandt remains a household name hundreds of years after his death. He surpassed both his teachers in technical ability at a young age and continued
September 26, 2019
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Complete Guide On Color and the effect of light
Color is an immense and complex topic and belongs under the larger category of ‘the nature of light’. As color is light. However, I will
September 23, 2019
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Color Mixing with Oil Paints: All You Need to Know
A practical guide to color mixing One of the most important things you can learn when painting is how to mix colors. There is more
August 28, 2019
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How to make Natural Ink with Beets
It has been a little while since I have been intrigued by the act of making ink oneself. In the rare event that I cut
August 15, 2019
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How to Clean your Paint Brushes
I used to go through brushes like water because I was a bit lazy when it came to taking care of them properly. Cleaning oil
August 15, 2019
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